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Tofu vs. Tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between tofu and tea

  • Tofu is richer than tea in iron, calcium, copper, selenium, phosphorus, manganese, zinc, vitamin B1, magnesium, and choline.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for tofu is 67% higher.
  • Tea has a lower glycemic index than tofu.

Food types used in this article are Tofu, raw, regular, prepared with calcium sulfate and Beverages, tea, instant, unsweetened, prepared with water.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Tofu
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 105% 11% 201% 64% 22% 42% 0.91% 79% 49%
Tea
Tea
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 0.9% 1.6% 0.38% 3.7% 0.27% 0.43% 0.52% 51% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +11566.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +572.2%
Contains more IronIron +53500%
Contains more CopperCopper +1654.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +7900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +9600%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +54.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -42.9%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Tofu
10
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0.33% 0% 0.2% 0% 20% 12% 3.7% 4.1% 11% 0% 6% 11% 16%
Tea
Tea
0
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.69% 0.6% 0.78% 0.23% 0% 0% 0% 0.16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1633.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +509.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +423.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +4600%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +9500%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tofu Tea DV% diff.
Iron 5.36mg 0.01mg 67%
Calcium 350mg 3mg 35%
Copper 0.193mg 0.011mg 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.699g 0g 18%
Protein 8.08g 0.06g 16%
Selenium 8.9µg 0µg 16%
Phosphorus 97mg 1mg 14%
Manganese 0.605mg 0.392mg 9%
Fats 4.78g 0g 7%
Magnesium 30mg 2mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.081mg 0mg 7%
Zinc 0.8mg 0.01mg 7%
Choline 28.8mg 0.3mg 5%
Calories 76kcal 1kcal 4%
Folate 15µg 0µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.047mg 0.001mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.052mg 0.003mg 4%
Caffeine 0mg 11mg 3%
Potassium 121mg 18mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.691g 0g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.056g 0g 3%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.195mg 0.032mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.068mg 0.013mg 1%
Carbs 1.87g 0.17g 1%
Fiber 0.3g 0g 1%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 1.57g 0.17g N/A
Sugar 0.62g 0.02g N/A
Sodium 7mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.12mg 0%
Threonine 0.402mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.435mg 0%
Leucine 0.713mg 0%
Lysine 0.452mg 0%
Methionine 0.108mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.428mg 0%
Valine 0.446mg 0%
Histidine 0.221mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tofu
4
8% 5% 2% 85%
Protein: 8.08 g
Fats: 4.78 g
Carbs: 1.87 g
Water: 84.55 g
Other: 0.72 g
Tea
Tea
1
100%
Protein: 0.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.17 g
Water: 99.62 g
Other: 0.15 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +13366.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1000%
Contains more OtherOther +380%
Contains more WaterWater +17.8%

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Tofu - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172476/nutrients
  2. Tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174873/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.